| Additional Information |
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| Publication | August 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Art originally credited to Irv Novick. |
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| Credits | Pencils: Bob Montana (signed) | Inks: Bob Montana (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | Art originally credited to Irv Novick. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Bulletin No. 10 (1 page) |
| Featuring | Shield G-Man Club |
| Credits | Script:? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)] | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Strangler (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | An experiment to restore the Shield's super powers fails, and, it seems, he is faced with losing his super powers permanently. In the meantime, the Shield and Dusty become involved in helping to rescue the French Vichy Consul from the clutches of the Strangler and his Nazi gang. |
| Credits | Script: Harry Shorten | Pencils: Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed) | Inks: Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Monsieur Bergere (Vichy Consul in Washington, Evonne's father, death); Evonne Bergere (opera singer); The Strangler (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains) |
| Notes | The MLJ Companion identifies Shorten as the scripter, so question mark removed.
The 3rd panel on page 5 has opera program signed by artist, Irv Novick. |
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| Comic Story | Rhymed Invitations to Death! (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Dickson brothers receive nursery rhymes inviting them to Cradle Island. |
| Credits | Script: Bill Woolfolk? | Pencils: Harry Lucey? | Inks: Harry Lucey? |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Mother Goose [John Dickson] (villain, introduction, death); Simon Dickson (introduction, death); Robin Dickson (introduction, death); Mr. Dickson (introduction, death); Mason; Mrs. Dickson (flashback) |
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| Comic Story | The Coming of Captain Commando (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Four boys wish to join the Commandoes and fight under Captain Commando. |
| Credits | Script: S. M. Iger | Pencils: Alex Blum | Inks: Alex Blum |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Nazis (villains) |
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| Text Story | Station D-E-A-T-H Broadcasting (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Singer Michael Lord is murdered on air. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Michael Lord; Jackson Bass |
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| Comic Story | Nightmares, Inc. (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Alice is kidnapped because too many kids read her adventures and have sweet dreams instead of nightmares. |
| Credits | Script: Harry Shorten | Pencils: Bob Montana | Inks: Bob Montana |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Danny; Alice (guest-star); Kuppie; Snapper; Welsh Rabbit (introduction); Dill Pickle (introduction); I. Scream Cohen (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Murder of a Rajah (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Rajah of Bapal is murdered and his followers think Sergeant Boyle, Captain Twerp and Major Larson did it. |
| Credits | Script: Virginia Hubbell? | Pencils: Carl Hubbell | Inks: Carl Hubbell |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Captain Twerp; Rajah of Bapal (introduction, death); his son (introduction); The Japanese (villains); Major Larson |
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| Publisher advertisement | Young Soldiers of America (1 page) |
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| Comic Story | The Escort Agency (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Archie sets up an escort agency to raise money and ends up dating his teacher, Miss Grundy. |
| Credits | Script: Bob Montana (signed) | Pencils: Bob Montana (signed) | Inks: Bob Montana (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Freddie; Goody |
| Notes | Miss Grundy is now single and is no longer principal and her first name is Mimi.
Later swiped for the Chip Pipher story in Active Comics #19 (Bell Features). |
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| Comic Story | Case of the Corpse on Ice (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A block of ice is delivered with a body in it. |
| Credits | Script: Joe Blair | Pencils: Paul Reinman (signed) | Inks: Paul Reinman (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Donald Grayson (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Slade (introduction, death); Major Grayson (introduction, death); Foreman Walters (introduction); Julian Thomas (introduction); Joe (introduction); Al |
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| Text Story | God's Wrist Watch (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Boyle and Twerp lose their clothes while swimming in a river. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Captain Twerp |
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| Featuring | Comicscope |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
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| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Colors:?;? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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